Pools boss keen to make players squirm to heal defensive scars

Liam Kennedy

Craig Hignett reckons making his players squirm by watching a reel of video nasties could be the remedy to Hartlepool United's defensive problems.

The gaffer has booked his side in for an hour-long video session at the club's Maiden Castle training base today. Every error and every mistake will be highlighted on the big screen, and poured over for all of the squad and the coaching staff to see.

The main focus of this is to make Pools players feel uncomfortable, because Hignett says the defensive show at Carlisle was nowhere near good enough.